Dumping-car



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J.- N. RICE.

DUMPING GAR. No. 259,585. Patented June 13, 1882..

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JOHN N. RICE, OF NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

DUMPlNG-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,585, dated June 13, 1882.

Application filed April 21, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. Bron, of New Castle, in the county of Lawrence and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping-Oars; and. I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section ofmy improved dumping-car. Fig. 2 is a plan of the under side of the car-body. Fig. 3 is'a plan or top view of the truck-platform, and Figs. 4:, 5, and 6 are detail views of the axlebox.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in all the figures.

My invention contemplates an improved construction of dumping-cars for dumping coal, gravel, 0r ballast on railroads, as hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, A A are the sides or sills of the truck frame or platform, which are connected by end timbers, B B, to which draw-heads may be secured.

G is a bridge or platform, which has a centrally-perforated bearing-plate, D, and a circle, E, of iron or other suitable metal. Upon this circle rests the circle E of the rotary base F of the car-body, (shown at G,) which is hinged to one end of the box or base F by a detachable hinge-rod, H. At the opposite end of the base is a catch or key, I, which engages with a link, K, secured upon the end of the carbody. The latter is so placed upon its rotary base or box F that the preponderance of weight will be over the base, the hinge H being a little to one side of the middle line of the bed of the oar-body, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. This permits the car-body to be readily tilted with its load, (after the link K and latch I have been disengaged,) so as to drop or dump the load at any desired place on the track, the endgate, G, being of course first removed.

The car-body G rests with its bottom upon (No model.)

The rotary box or base F is held upon platform 0 by a center bolt, L, so that the car-body may readily be swung to either side before dropping the load. In carrying heavy loads the box F may be suitably ballasted with stones or pig-iron to prevent it from tilting on its platform 0 when the car-body is dumped. This is an important feature, because it relieves the truck-timbers of uneven and undue strain, and prevents the truck from tilting on the track when the load is upset sidewise.

The axle-boxes (shown at M) are of cast-iron, and have side wings or flanges, m m, which fit into slotted side pieces, n n, of the journalbearings N. They are held in place by pins or bolts 0, inserted through ears 0, which project from the side sills, A A, above the journal-bearings N, the front side of the box being cast with a plate or guard, m, which extends up above the side flanges, m m, and against which pin 0 rests. This guard-plate effectually prevents dirt from entering the axle-boxes in dropping or dumping the load, as it is very apt to do in this class of cars, especially in dumping the load sidewise over the boxes, as in raising the car-bodyfrom its tilted position dirt adhering to it is apt to drop into the boxes, which in cars of this class cannot well be made of the more expensive dirt-excluding patterns used for passenger-coaches. By placin g a little waste saturated with tallow or lubricating-oil in the box the axle will run smoothly and easily for a long time.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a dumping-car, the combination, with the truck A, having platform 0, provided with the circle E, of the box or hollow base F, adapted to form a receptacle for ballast, and provided with the circle E, center bolt, L, and hinged car-body G, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a dumping-car, the combination of the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as side sills, A, having the projecting ears 0 my own I have hereunto affixed mysignaturc and slotted journal-bearings N, arranged on in presence of two witnesses. opposite sides thereof, detachable boxes M,

5 having laterally-projecting wings or flanges m and shield or guard plate m, and detach- JOHN N. RICE.

able pin or bolt 0 inserted through the part Witnesses: O and bearing against the guard-plate m, all R0131. A. WALLACE, constructed and combinedsubstantially as and WM. D. WALLACE.

10 for the purpose herein shown and specified. 

